DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/14 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 25.6 - - 22.4 - - 20.1 - - 19.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 168 - - 330 - - 108 - - 30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2675 - - 4204 - - 3680 - - 4050 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2328 - - 3746 - - 2782 - - 917 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3564 - - 5093 - - 4569 - - 4939 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3446 - - 1791 - - 1034 - - 370 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 314 - - 455 - - 301 - - 206 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 33 - - 33 - - 29 - - 26 BL Wind Direction - - - 336 - - 352 - - 349 - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 12 - - 13 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -5 - - -5 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1212 - - 2518 - - 1847 - - 1320 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2352 - - 2576 - - 2722 - - 3620 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 329 - - 1647 - - 1355 - - 655 ODpotential blCL - - - 3235 - - 3446 - - 3214 - - 4284 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.6 - - 22.4 - - 20.1 - - 19.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.7 - - 14.6 - - 11.7 - - 7.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.0 - - 21.3 - - 19.9 - - 19.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.6 - - 13.4 - - 10.8 - - 6.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 168 - - 330 - - 108 - - 30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2675 - - 4204 - - 3680 - - 4050 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 104 - - 101 - - 103 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95616 38 345 28 340 32 322 37 328 95616 88829 30 350 30 350 34 335 31 344 88829 83485 30 351 32 345 26 345 31 350 83485 78991 39 351 28 340 25 345 26 345 78991 75078 45 352 35 340 29 342 20 344 75078 71566 45 348 45 340 30 339 21 335 71566 68330 40 339 47 339 31 336 27 327 68330 65312 37 330 42 333 32 341 27 332 65312 62480 34 321 34 326 33 341 27 344 62480 59710 30 313 29 324 32 329 35 336 59710 56818 28 317 26 324 29 315 36 323 56818 53812 37 323 25 322 32 306 35 323 53812 50926 42 323 26 321 32 306 35 320 50926 48321 39 312 30 318 28 316 35 320 48321 45990 38 298 32 312 29 325 36 319 45990 43884 36 290 32 307 34 324 35 321 43884 41958 34 293 30 307 37 319 35 328 41958 40176 34 301 30 309 37 316 37 334 40176 38516 36 305 30 308 35 315 40 335 38516 36963 41 301 31 306 32 318 44 334 36963 35510 43 292 31 303 30 323 46 332 35510 34119 41 285 32 299 32 327 47 331 34119 32724 38 280 32 298 40 322 46 332 32724 31296 35 280 31 299 45 314 45 333 31296 29839 37 287 32 304 43 315 45 338 29839 28339 42 289 33 309 42 328 49 342 28339 26787 44 286 35 315 50 337 55 342 26787 25188 43 284 37 320 57 340 59 342 25188 23541 41 282 38 325 62 344 61 342 23541 21843 40 283 40 331 68 349 63 344 21843 20087 39 286 41 338 74 352 65 345 20087 18259 38 289 42 343 77 353 66 346 18259 16353 36 291 44 346 72 352 65 346 16353 14411 34 298 44 351 61 349 63 347 14411 12545 32 316 45 356 51 349 54 346 12545 10860 34 329 45 356 49 352 45 340 10860 9372 34 329 44 355 49 354 41 337 9372 8052 33 328 41 355 49 356 38 343 8052 6879 26 337 32 352 48 001 36 352 6879 5840 27 343 32*352 34 355 34*349 5840 4929 28 343 33*352 30*351 30*345 4929 4133 33*340 34 352 30*350 29 345 4133 3429 34*338 34 352 30 350 29 345 3429 2798 35 337 34 352 30 349 28 345 2798 2240 35 337 33 352 30 349 27 345 2240 1774 34 336 33 352 29 349 25 346 1774 1416 33 335 32 352 28 349 23 346 1416 1169 30 335 30 351 26 348 21 346 1169 1019 27 335 26 351 23 348 18 346 1019 934 20 334 21 351 17 348 14 346 934 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography